If you haven’t already noticed, as part of a one year celebration of TheGasGame.com, I’ve decided to start a small change- unfortunately it might encompass going away from the smaller type blog to the larger. The changes I believe are for the better, and the 3-day forecasting is part of it.

From now on, I will update the gas price forecast Monday thru Friday. (IE- come Sunday night, you will still see the forecast for the weekend). This will be another tool to help you decide when to fill up. I find this way to be much easier than dispatching an e-mail (the e-mail list is nearing its capacity of 500).

Feel free to leave a comment on the changes and let me know what you like, or what you’d like to see!

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Good luck with this initiative, Patrick. I’ve tended to take a more flexible approach, as sometimes it makes sense to me to make a one-day prediction, other times I prefer to look 3 to 4 days down the road.

I like the 3-day price forecast, Patrick. It is an in-a-nutshell view of your near-term price predictions. It’s like the weather forecasts we’re already used to seeing. When I look at the predictions I notice the trend you’re forecasting and base my fillups on that trend and the prices I see during my commute.

I can’t help but wonder, though. When weathermen forecast the weather it does not have influence over the weather. Gas prices are a human construct. It is likely that the people who “set” gas prices are aware of TheGasGame. Could your price/timing forecasts influence them? It is interesting. They could make your forecasts right or wrong on a whim, couldn’t they?

I see that Speedway stations are distributing fliers which explain the factors that go into the price of gasoline. Have you seen these? I would be interested in your impression of their accuracy/honest in explaining gas prices to the general public.

The name of the site is based off an essay Ed wrote for the Grand Rapids Press titled "The Gas Game". The current website was established later by Patrick DeHaan after he and Ed predicted gas price hikes on GasBuddy's website GrandRapidsGasPrices.com, as well as Ed’s personal web page.

Note: To be precise, add 9/10 of a cent to all prices described on this web page.